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[Techno Rocker {Dj-Abbic RMX}]

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Well in my attempts to be critical I think there are some key things that need improving. The equalization for one. Your lead does not mix well with your bass(it drowns it out). Try cutting some of the lower frequencies on the lead and some of the higher frequencies on the bass if you are not familiar with EQs. The vocals are too loud and come as a bit of a dry shock. Maybe add some reverb, but at least turn them down a tad. The first kick that plays has a lot of noise going on in the upper frequencies. Try to EQ those out and you will have a much more clean, professional sound. Anyways overall it's a solid standard song mate, and I wish you the best of luck. Cheers!

- LD -

[Ancient Ruins [Pich]]

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Hey man, solid track you got here mate. I would up the attack on the pads and the volume on the percussion. I agree about the bassline being really awesome sounding...but your using Massive I bet! Lucky. Anyways, the song is pretty much loop-able which can be a nice touch for flash artists, and the melody is very calming. I have no idea what popraz is talking about with the dissonance because thats totally the tonic note that the pad is hitting. It does get a little bit fatiguing after a while so maybe have it end sooner but have a longer release. Anyways good stuff overall,

Cheers!

- LD -

pichuscute0 responds:

Thanks for reviewing this. :D I wish that I would have been able to work on this longer, but my laptop usb's broke and I had no time left to work on it.
EDIT: Realized you mentioned Massive. I'm actually using a really edited Nexus preset, I think and Sytrus for the Reese(not really a reese, but you know). I stay away from Massive as much as possible cuz idk how to work it yet.

[Hardstyle Rising]

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Well as we all know the mix is different with every genre. With hardstyle I feel like the mix should be semi centered around the quarter notes to help put emphasis on it. For any type of jumpstyle or shuffle dancing everything is centered around that. Because of this I think your ripping intro lead is a bit too loud in the mix. Also there's some real muddiness with the second part due to the kick which SessileNomad already noted. You like your songs to be loopable huh? Also you might consider adding a light intro section to accentuate the intensity of that first part...because it is totally awesome, but it has no contrasting lightness first. Notice when it drops back in at 3:42 it sounds much more epic. Your kick shouldnt have any clipping in the first place though. some EQing and counter EQing should set you up nicely. Compressors ARE addictive though. For a while I was using compressors on EVERY instrument in addition to the master mix. Anyways good luck and as always,

Cheers!

- LD -

[No 1 Can Stop Me - Hard Trance]

Congrats

On being awesome. You have an ear for a good mix and this track is absolutely screamin mate. You have a decent amount of variation in every aspect: percussion, melody, layers, etc. That bassline saw lead in the intro really fulfills the rough/hard aspect of the music while the faster tempo and heavier kick give it a good hardstyle feel as well. I think any hardcore DJ would spin this in their mix. I'd like to give some use criticism but it's pretty solid mate, so once again congrats. I'll probably add you as a favorite artist so I can keep an eye out for you. If your interested in any production company services let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Cheers!

- LD -

[Sterio_Sun [Box-Killa]]

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I like the unique sounding first side chain you used. Don't dis sytrus leads! FM synthesis FTW. Like Bjra said, the kick is good, but I think a good idea would be to use a weaker kick until you bring in the full bass side chain so that it has a stronger 'drop' feeling to it. You have a unique spread of different timbres and that's always a plus in my book. I would like to see a different melody in there somewhere though. The mix is spot on so kudos on that.

You totally stole my "I can't think of an ending" trick with the tempo/volume/pitch downward automation =/ haha or rather I mean I use that all the time.

Overall solid track mate.
Cheers!

-LD-

Box-Killa responds:

lol I am too cheap to side chain, it was just offbeat bass. It has a pretty good ilusion of it though

Yeah the mix was pretty good I think

yeah that turntable trick is pretty old

lol

seeya

[March_To_Eternity [Box-Killa]]

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Hey BK,

I think you have yourself a very well written instrumental piece here. I absolutely love the percussion, but at the same time I think a little more variation in dynamics and possibly another perc instrument to help introduce the main snare and bass drum. Kind of like a little bit more of what you threw in around three minutes. The melody is very renaissance. It would work great for something like Warcraft. What orchestral pack/vst did you use? I just had a professional cellist in my studio the other day for some recording and i have been looking for good orchestral back up. Anyways great song, cheers!

- LD -

Box-Killa responds:

:D Yeah edirol/nexus/fl

[_=Hooligan=_]

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You don't happen to be using FL studio do you? I couldn't figure out reverse reverb for the life of me! Anyways this is a pretty solid hardstyle track mate. The kick is properly emphasized and the melody fits the genre well also. Couldn't give you advice on the mix but if I happen to listen to this back in the studio I will do so! Cheers!

- LD -

[[HS]Resonate (wip)]

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Well I wasn't going to write a review until I read below and saw that you actually know the difference between mixing and mastering haha. The mix is actually pretty good mate. The lead might be a tad loud, but only a wee bit. I like the really punchy intro lead and clap. It helps really put focus on those quarter beats which make dancing to this much more fun. I would suggest a little more percussion variation or maybe a breakdown of some sort. Maybe go fugue style with that melody as well by giving some variations of it since it's the only one. Also a good trick(I can't tell if you are using it), but if you put a Fast Distortion on the kick, or maybe even two of them, you get a pretty gnarly kick. My song Contaminate is an example of that. Anyways best of luck to you on your music journey,

Cheers!

- LD -

VelociD responds:

I don't think a distorted kick would fit to the melody, hence i didnt distort it and made it rather punchy.
And that thing in the intro is a snare not a clap :P

Thx for your review!

[Spanish_Guitar [Box-Killa]]

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Wicked sounding melody. It would be a good idea to fine tune that reverb a bit, and the strings on your guitar might need changing cuz I am hearing a lot resonance probably caused from when a little indent forms on the string and the string doesn't get pushed as much as it should no matter how hard you press. But all minor stuff...get it? Anywayssss I am useless at reviewing anything but mixes because I am just a tech whore.

Cheers!

- LD -

Box-Killa responds:

Oh Yeah I think it's just the guitar that does that, or maybe the strings don't suit the guitar or something :D Thanks for the review MR Tech Whore :D